"Schoolboy Cricketer 2009"

The Observer Mobitel
Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Contest
opened the door for up-and-coming cricketers
to further their interest in the game. The
contest is a forerunner for cricketers to
gain recognition at the highest level. Ranjan Madugalle a top Sri Lanka cricketer
who blossomed out from Royal College made
his presence felt in inter-school cricket
and was picked as the Observer Schoolboy
Cricketer of the Year in 1978 and 1979.
Madugalle needs no introduction in cricket,
be it in Sri Lanka or in the outside world
these days.

Dinesh
Weerawansa

Editor-in-Chief

Sunday Observer

Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited and the Observer should be complemented for keeping the show going for all these years. Sponsors are essential to keep the show going. May the show continue for many years to come.

In the past, most of the winners of the top awards came from Colombo and its suburbs, but now, the outstation schools have come in a big way and it is a positive sign for the game.

Ranjan Madugalle ICC Chief Match Referee & Former Sri Lanka captain

It is the dream of any schoolboy cricketer to win the Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year award. It's great for the Sunday Observer in continuing the Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Contest for the 31st year from 1979 to encourage the budding schoolboy cricketers. I was particularly happy to see that the Northern Province will join up with the others in the competitions at the contest.

I am happy at the improvement of outstation cricket as the
game has spread far and wide in the country. Many Sri Lankan cricketing giants
of the past and the present are those who have either won the prestigious and
coveted Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Award or one of the many awards
presented at the contest.

Arjuna Ranatunga World Cup winning Captain

The Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year contest gave all the encouragement for me to forge ahead in the cricket world since I won the title in 1990 and also became the Best Batsman.

I would like to compliment the ANCL and Sunday Observer for
keeping the show going for all these years. Schoolboy cricketers should be
encouraged on a larger scale. This contest is sure to identify the talent and
the high performances. I am confident that the up-and-coming schoolboy
cricketers follow the same example set by those who won top awards at the
contest.

Marvan Atapattu Former Sri Lanka captain

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